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OU Kosher Hosts Conference to Show Appreciation for Mashgichim...
Israel’s Prominent Rabbis, OU Kosher CEO and COO Thank Mashgichim with Luncheon On January 16, the Orthodox Union (OU) held a kashrus conference in Israel for the mashgichim in its network. Some of Israel’s
Jan 23, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Tehillim and Chizuk Calls, Initiated as a...
Weekday Sessions Offer Daily Dose of Inspiration, Prayer and Unity In March 2020, the Orthodox Union began offering tehillim and chizuk calls as a response to feelings of isolation during
Jan 18, 2023
By OU Staff
GE Appliances Completes Transition of Refrigerators to OU Kosher/CRC...
Top-Freezer Refrigerators Will Now be Certified with Built-in Enhanced Shabbos Mode through Collaboration between Kosher Certifying Agencies and Zman Technologies  In February 2023 GE Appliances (GEA) will begin production of a new line
Jan 18, 2023
By OU Staff
Florida Legislators, Jewish Community Leaders, Join Orthodox Union’s Teach...
Annual Legislative Breakfast Draws Record 750 Guests On Sunday, Teach Florida – a project of the Orthodox Union – hosted its annual legislative breakfast in Davie, Fl. The event drew
Jan 9, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Leadership, Synagogue Delegates Unanimously Elect Mitchel Aeder...
Outgoing President Mark (Moishe) Bane Hands Reins to Mitchel Aeder After Six Years Successfully Leading the Organization January 5, 2023, New York, NY – This week, Mitchel Aeder began his term
Jan 5, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s NCSY Aspire: Yarchei Kallah Draws Record Attendance...
Hundreds of Jewish Teens Spent Winter Break Strengthening their Commitment to Torah and Judaism Almost 400 Jewish teens from the United States, Canada, Chile and Mexico ushered in the New
Jan 5, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Maury Litwack and Rabbi Simon Taylor Discuss...
Third Annual Tribeworks Conference, Organized by Senior Orthodox Union Board Members, Draws Hundreds of Business and Nonprofit Leaders Almost 500 business and nonprofit leaders met this month on Staten Island
Dec 23, 2022
By OU Staff
‘A Brighter Tomorrow’: How the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Student...
The Gathering in New Jersey, Made Possible by Supporters Avi and Becky Katz of Teaneck, Inspired Student Leaders When Avi C.* switched from Jewish day school to a public high
Dec 23, 2022
By OU Staff
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Applauds Federal...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, or Orthodox Union (OU) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed the inclusion of the just-released Omnibus federal
Dec 20, 2022
By OU Staff
OU Welcomes President Biden’s Establishment of Interagency Task Force...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed yesterday’s announcement by The White House that President Biden
Dec 13, 2022
By OU Staff

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